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HR 3251 109th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Coastal zone Continental shelf Energy Florida Gas in submerged lands Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining leases Ocean mining Oil and gas leases Petroleum in submerged lands Submarine oil well drilling

Florida Coastline Protection Act of 2005

Introduced: July 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 12, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Florida Coastline Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in: (1) the eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area; (2) the Straits of Florida planning area; or (3) the South Atlantic planning area, extending from the Straits of Florida planning area to the border between the States of Florida and Georgia.

What's happening now July 20, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jul 12, 2005
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 12, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Jul 12, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Jul 12, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Jul 12, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Jul 12, 2005
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Jul 12, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3251: Florida Coastline Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3251/
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"H.R. 3251: Florida Coastline Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3251/.
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H.R. 3251, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3251/.
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